Round 5 Tips/Crowd Predictions

[ledzep]

Gold Coast vs. Brisbane - Suncorp Stadium
Penrith vs. Parramatta - CUA Stadium, Penrith
St. George-Illawarra vs. Melbourne - OKI Jubilee "Stadium"
Bulldogs vs. Manly-Warringah - Telstra Stadium
Warriors vs. North Queensland - Mt. Smart Stadium
South Sydney vs. Newcastle - Bluetongue Stadium
Wests Tigers vs. Cronulla-Sutherland - Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Canberra vs. Sydney - Canberra Stadium

I'll reserve my tips until the teams are announced.
Crowd-wise:
Suncorp - 41,000 (Am I way off here, or are they expecting a bumper crowd?)
Penrith - 16,000
OKI - 13,000
Telstra - 18,000
Mt. Smart - 13,000
Bluetongue - 18,000
Campbelltown - 17,000
Canberra - 12,000

Total: 148,000
Average: 18,500

 

[Cheesie-the-Pirate]

OKI Jubilee "Stadium"

:?

 

[ledzep]

:?

Well, it's as much a stadium as venues like Brookvale Oval and Shark Park

 

[Cheesie-the-Pirate]

Considering both Brookvale Oval and Shark Park are stadiums too then I don't see your point.

 

[The Preacher]

Yet you have no problem calling CUA and Campbelltown STADIUMS ??

Very strange reasoning ledzep, very strange !!

 

[Timmah]

I would class OKI as an Oval TBH. Anything with that much hill doesn't deserve the billing of 'Stadium'

That said Toyota Park's signage says "Entry to Shark Park Stadium"

 

[Ice777]

What exactly constitutes a stadium as opposed to a park, oval etc?

 

[t-ba]

A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium

Brookvale, Oki Doki and The Swamp are all stadiums...just not shiny all seater affairs.

 

[Cheesie-the-Pirate]

I would class OKI as an Oval TBH. Anything with that much hill doesn't deserve the billing of 'Stadium'

That said Toyota Park's signage says "Entry to Shark Park Stadium"

I'd prefer it was still called Kogarah Jubilee Oval but if OKI are willing to help pay the bills I'm not about to complain, especially when we get to keep the Jubilee bit in the name.

 

[legend]

I think there should be a minimum seating requirement of at least 20k before a ground can earn the right to be called a stadium.

 

[Jobdog]

Bluetongue will sell-out, no problem there.

 

[The Preacher]

Henson Park can hold 40,000, but that doesn't make it a stadium.

Ground, Park, Oval or Stadium, who actually gives a rat's freckle ???

 

[t-ba]

I think there should be a minimum seating requirement of at least 20k before a ground can earn the right to be called a stadium.

http://www.dcstadium.co.uk/

So that wouldn't be a stadium them?

 

[Brutus]

Henson Park can hold 40,000, but that doesn't make it a stadium.

Ground, Park, Oval or Stadium, who actually gives a rat's freckle ???

Imagine being part of a 40,000 crowd at Henson.

You would probably end up dying.

 

[NZ Warrior]

Who gives a f**k. Get back to tipping.

 

[The Preacher]

Imagine being part of a 40,000 crowd at Henson.

You would probably end up dying.

No,no Brutus, you'd be too pissed to die. Apparently there was a semi, or a semi replay at Henson Park many,many years ago that pulled 30+k, or so I'm told by a gent that is actually old enough to recall the event.
I dream about atmosphere like that !!!

 

[t-ba]

24-May-1959 Wests 17 (3-4-0) St George 47 (11-7-0) 30500

http://stats.rleague.com/rl/venues/henson.html

 

[thehattrickrabbit]

Gold Coast vs. Brisbane - Suncorp Stadium
Penrith vs. Parramatta - CUA Stadium, Penrith
St. George-Illawarra vs. Melbourne - OKI Jubilee "Stadium"
Bulldogs vs. Manly-Warringah - Telstra Stadium
Warriors vs. North Queensland - Mt. Smart Stadium
South Sydney vs. Newcastle - Bluetongue Stadium
Wests Tigers vs. Cronulla-Sutherland - Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Canberra vs. Sydney - Canberra Stadium

I'll reserve my tips until the teams are announced.
Crowd-wise:
Suncorp - 41,000 (Am I way off here, or are they expecting a bumper crowd?)
Penrith - 16,000
OKI - 13,000
Telstra - 18,000
Mt. Smart - 13,000
Bluetongue - 18,000
Campbelltown - 17,000
Canberra - 12,000

Total: 148,000
Average: 18,500

Brisbane V Titans 26-18 (37,500)
Penrith V Parra 24-18 (15460)
Dragons V Storm 30-14 (15000)
Bulldogs V Manly 19-18 (17764)
Warriors V Cowboys 22-14 (at Mt Smart Warriors should win, have a great record there) (12456)
Souths V Newcastle 28-20 (SOLD OUT)
Tigers V Sharks 22-12 (16500)
Raiders V Roosters 26-20 (13000)

 

[Jono078]

Gold Coast vs. Brisbane
Penrith vs. Parramatta
St. George-Illawarra vs. Melbourne
Bulldogs vs. Manly-Warringah
Warriors vs. North Queensland
South Sydney vs. Newcastle
Wests Tigers vs. Cronulla-Sutherland
Canberra vs. Sydney

 

[jimmy_the_greek]

Gold Coast vs. Brisbane
Penrith vs. Parramatta
St. George-Illawarra vs. Melbourne
Bulldogs vs. Manly-Warringah (i think manly may win, but i wouldnt be suprised if we won either)
Warriors vs. North Queensland
South Sydney vs. Newcastle
Wests Tigers vs. Cronulla-Sutherland
Canberra vs. Sydney